Hello HokutoAndy!

Agreed. Gothic literature figures abound in the Grove: Frankenstein and his monster, dracula, the werewolf, Van Helsing... thre might even be a bit of Jekyll there... I keep watching, but it helps to think of it as a gothic soap opera.

I am not saying he meant gay as an insult... at least I hope not! But that it is gay as "opposite" to the sorceress concept art. Making the sorceress art somehow ineffably "heterosexual".

The answer is in the previous post. If you will not bother reading what I write there is little else I can do.

I am not clear on the previous one. I only see "sexed up men". They are "sexed up" with each other, so yes please.

Did you read my post?

I was not trying to be insulting at all. I am happy, actually, that you are not insulted. I apologize if that seemed to be the intention.

"...all you seem to want to bring to the forefront is what other women in power fantasies do."

I have no idea. One uses magic, the other martial arts? My point is that 355 is a female power fantasy. A very good one. I made no comment on the sorceress at all. I do not find the design reprehensible, especially the animated ingame sprite. I actually prefer to subscribe to HokutoAndy's interpretation for her breast…

You are not reading what I wrote. I explained her qualities as a power fantasy. Because YOU identified appearance as 355's qualification for a power fantasy does not mean I was. Whatever the controversy might be about (I made no points about the controversy at all), MY points remain the same as the first post:

Intriguing... Is it survival horror? You hid in the ogre's bathtub and now you must endure his bath time unnoticed? Or is it more like a dating sim kind of thing?

HokutoAndy's response was articulate (if a bit coloquial in spots), well-researched and actually informative... and it has gone mostly ignored. I move we feature his response as an article. I believe it shows new areas of discusion in art history, design philosophy and theming that make the sorceress issue more…

Why must the response be sexed-up anything? If it HAD to be a comeback in kind... wouldn't a snarkily flat-chested, skinny sorceress have been a more appropriate response for someone complaining about her proportions? Why are burly shirtless men frolicking the "opposite number" of an uncomfortably proportioned woman?

I came to the same conclusion in SilverX2's first response to your 355 post. A big part of 355 sexiness is her capability. Because of her power she is taken seriously. Who would not want that? Her wardrobe is truly irrelevant to the discussion.

Not SEXUAL. Power. Veit provided an example of a female power fantasy. 355 is tougher and stronger than her male companion. She takes care of him, but is not a mother figure. She has the power to protect those she loves without being a mindless, heartless fighting machine. She likes to be complimented and wants to…

While not outrageous to me (no X-box 360). This is oddly... deflating.

Perfection was not the expectation rubric. The audience expected at least Sim City 4 with better graphics and performance. A bigger scope or additional mechanics were within reason. Multiplayer maybe a quirky bonus. They received much less functionality and scope than the previous version with much more restrictions…

Where the hell is Skygunner? This was the steampunkiest game on the whole PS2 library! Giant steam-powered airship armadas! Wooden planes with underslung shotguns on each wing! Fireworks as an ultimate weapon! C'mon Kotaku!

Ati cards "can" do PhysX... I use the quotes because they do not do it themselves. Nvidia cards have a dedicated PhysX chip that handles the PhysX calculations so your processor does not have to. Ati cards that support PhysX by sending the calculations to your processor. So they have to be sent, calculated and then…

TRT-X: You are correct, sir. But perhaps you did not harp enough on he PAINFULLY stupid characters. They were stock-to-the-point-of-parody puppets that just did or emoted whatever the scriptwriter and director thought the scene needed for the sake of spectacle, disregarding all motivation, history or consistency. A…